step 1: lower your comprehensive deductable to $50
step 2: get dent repaired.
(actually i keep my comprehensive deductible low- the cost is very cheap on
old cars and that type of damage tends to be smaller compared to collision
damage)
-james " the dentless" creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
To: Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group <haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>;
<BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>; <PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:15 PM
Subject: RE: paintless dent removal
> Craig,
>
> Just how large was this dent? I was told my dent, which doesn't seem that
large to me, is too large for DentPro. So, I've just left it there, waiting
for that extra cash to flow in to get it fixed. I've been waiting a long
time. $200 is MUCH cheaper than my deductable.
>
> Katie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group
> [mailto:haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:09 PM
> To: BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net; PETER.THANA@ROCHE.COM
> Subject: Re: paintless dent removal
>
>
> > Brad Treece no longer works [at DentPro]. Anyone know
> > where he is...?
>
> Funny you should ask! I just had Brad pull several dents on my
> Miata two weeks ago. His outfit is called Dent Performance, and
> his phone number is 408-227-8031 (cell = 408-210-6922).
>
> Brad came to my house in his truck full of tools, removed a large
> dent in the rear panel plus several small "door dings," and
> charged a total of $200. That's a lot cheaper than a body shop,
> although I have to say that he certainly did well financially
> considering that it took him little more than an hour. If I could
> make about $200 per hour all day every day, I'd sure be one happy
> camper! Well, it's true that I'm already a happy camper, so I
> guess I'd be an ECSTATIC camper. Anyway, Brad did good work, and
> regardless of how much he charged, it was still lots cheaper than
> any other option except doing nothing.
>
> The large dent was caused by a friend's exuberant (and heavy) dog
> hitting my car with the side of his body after jumping over a
> short fence, which is why there was no paint damage. The panel
> just got shoved in. Brad popped it out from inside the trunk,
> which formed a couple of dimples. He then worked those out. I
> probably would have needed to go to a body shop if there had been
> paint damage, and a body shop would have repainted the entire
> panel before handing me a bill for about three times the amount
> Brad charged.
>
> Oh, I didn't bother to ask my insurance agent if they'd cover it
> because I have a high deductible.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> --
> -Craig Haggart
> haggart@slac.stanford.edu
> Sunnyvale, California
> '96 Miata M Edition
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